Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.

Thinking too well of people often allows them to be better than they otherwise would.

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he as imagined, he will meet with success unexpectedly in common hours.

If things seem under control, you are just not going fast enough.

When you say 'yes' to others, make sure you are not saying 'no' to yourself.

The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think.

College isn't the place to go for ideas.

Do not be embarrassed by your mistakes. Nothing can teach us better than our understanding of them. This is one of the best ways of self-education.

If you want a new idea, read an old book.

The solution to adult problems tomorrow depends on large measure upon how our children grow up today.

Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education.

A student is not a container you have to fill, but a torch you have to light up.

The No. 1 reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors.

Never miss a good chance to shut up.

Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

We still have a choice today: nonviolent coexistence or violent coannihilation. This may well be mankind's last chance between chaos and community.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

Meaningful silence is better than meaningless words.